Instructions

Stakeholder analysis is a process of systematically gathering and analyzing qualitative information to determine whose interests should be considered when developing and$/$or implementing a policy or program.

The major stakeholders in the healthcare system are patients, physicians, employers, insurance companies, pharmaceutical firms, and government.

The concept of a $$stakeholder$$ has deep roots in business and managerial science, appearing as early as the $18$th century in reference to any holder of a bet or wager in an endeavor. The term now has come to mean anyone who can significantly impact a decision, or who may be impacted by it$.$

Choose one of the healthcare organizations we studied this semester and write about how this system is viewed by the perspectives of each of the $5$ stakeholders above. Write a few sentences for each of the $5$ stakeholders.